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Bathurst 1000 Brings Out True Blue Aussies for a Weekend of Grog, Barbies and Revheads

SYDNEY — It is the cream of the Australian crop or the absolute worst of humanity, depending on which angle you look at it from.

The Bathurst 1000, a car race on Mount Panorama in the New South Wales country town of Bathurst, attracted a diverse crowd over the weekend for race day on Sunday. The revheads were in their element as they threw back a case of tinnies, cooked a barbie and inhaled the fumes of the V8 Supercars.

Chaz Mostert and Paul Morris, for Australian car company Ford, took out the 1000-kilometre battle on the mountain in the final lap.

Here's a look at the Great Race, where you can watch Australian locals in their natural habitat — for better or for worse.

Eat like a king:

Get a Dagwood Dog into ya, with a squeeze of tomato sauce, the battered sausage is simple, yet effective, in soaking up the booze from the night before.
Other menu options include a gravy and beef roll or hot chips in a bucket.
The barbie is a standard fixture. For some variety in your Bathurst diet, chuck on some snags.

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The more meat, the better you'll look.
Ladies, nibbles are essential to go with your Sav Blanc for the perfect trackside experience. Make up a nice platter on a plastic plate with cabanossi, and some cheddar and Jatz. Sorted.

Dress for the occasion:

Slip, slop and slap.
Don't forget your bucket hat adorned with the Aussie flag. Style points.
But if you do, just make yourself a paper one.

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Or an electronic car will work.

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Headphones will help you keep out the noise, while still being fashionable.

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Enjoy a drink:

Don't limit yourself to a glass.
The preferred brand of beer is VB.
Have a good esky transport system organised, to get your grog from the tent to the mountain.

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Know how to act:

Respect the spectators.

Get rest whenever you can.

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Keep cool.

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Drink responsibly.

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Get comfortable.

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And scream "outrageous" as the race is red-flagged for track repairs for the first time in history.
Pick a side. It's a heated, ongoing argument between Holden and Ford fans.

And pray that your side wins...
Or it is a long, depressing walk down the mountain.

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